Passport to heaven, and stamp here

Liana 2022-01-08 08:03:44

When the film came to an end, Montgomery escaped into the memories of the past, and he narrated his story in an extremely calm tone. This is a sighing way of narration: no sorrow, no crying, only self-blame. He was almost numbly perplexed in every fragment he recalled on the battlefield: the roar of guns, the wailing of comrades and enemies mixed together, the feeling of the broken pieces of the corpse hitting his body, and the feeling of nothingness. The simple fear that does not linger in the heart all the time. In the side light, half of his face was always submerged in the darkness, like a soul with dual meanings, and the other half was always covered and suppressed. When Stone asked him: "Why didn't you jump down?" Montgomery paused and said, "The sun has risen!" After a while of silence, Montgomery repeated it jokingly: "The sun has risen!" There was a cruel, oppressive smile on the corner of his raised mouth, but his heart seemed to be swept away from all the clouds and fog, and it was as clear as a bend of clear water, rippling with a heartfelt free and easy smile. . It was a cruel way of relief that was almost bloody. He opened his wounds naked and burned the softest part of my heart with high-temperature holy water.

In his opinion, the halo of the title "hero" has long been dimmed, and it has never even existed in his eyes. good! A soldier who accidentally put a wounded comrade on a soil bomb has enough reasons to condemn and punish himself: the devastated piece of scorched earth still has the corpses of his comrades, but he is eating fried chicken in a warm room , Drinking beer? Just like his own words: "Everything looks gray... nurses, flowers and blood", he has already pulled down the curtain in his heart, hiding the secret and retaining his insignificant self-esteem. , To redeem oneself destined to bear the sins of a lifetime.

Montgomery and Stone: They held these passports to heaven, handed them to the hands of the fallen soldiers and relatives, stamped them, and returned them to God. Those passports were full of people's tears, the visible crystal clear, and the invisible ones merged into the deep lake with ripples in their hearts, gradually disappearing the luster, leaving only bleakness and indifference.

The two soldiers have completely different personalities. Montgomery was calm and calm, with melancholy eyes, and sometimes it seemed like a cloud of mist surrounded him, making it impossible to penetrate his essence; Stone was not the case, behaved vulgarly, jokingly, and always put on the foul air of an officer. However, I have a thorough understanding of the nature of this job. "Injury Notification Team" --- Obviously a thankless post. They were slapped, spitted, and shook hands severely by their family members; they could only read the so-called without a trace of emotion. "Official rhetoric" and even some words must be fixed; they cannot express their comfort to the families of the fallen soldiers, cannot show a trace of sympathy, let alone embrace their families. They are messengers, but no one likes them; no matter which family they go to, it means that the family has the biggest disaster in its history; almost all the endings are that they return to the car in disgrace, behind them There was a burst of heart-piercing and mournful crying.

The god of war is like a huge squid, with its feet stretched out in all directions, from the front to the rear, and affects the lives of all kinds of people all the time. With the further development of science and technology, the destructive power of modern weapons has increased. Soldiers were in different places at every turn, with no bones left. When the coffin covered with the Stars and Stripes was slowly carried into the tomb; when the family members of the dead soldiers were dressed in black, their faces were covered with tears; when rows of bullets were shot into the air, the sound of explosions penetrated the clouds, like a sound of sorrow Swan song, all we can see is the United States of America-this burly, sturdy giant turned his back, lowered his hands, and sang "Requiem" silently in a compassionate tone. Under extreme despair and depression, it feels dilemma and hard to choose. The cries of the citizens, the verbal criticism of the media, and the hesitation of allies have all made the situation convoluted. However, the seemingly dominant trend is accumulated due to too many uncontrollable factors, making it difficult to achieve victory. However, it seemed to be still hesitating. One foot that had stepped into the mud was already sinking deeply, and the other was still lingering on the shore. Until the foot that was in desperation had to be pulled out forcibly, if not, the whole body would be annihilated. Maybe at the moment I mentioned it, I exhausted my strength; maybe in the process, the shoe on my foot would be lost; maybe the foot had already been soaked and swollen, fortunately, its body was still able to All are preserved. Shoes, athlete's foot, scars, etc. will be owned or abandoned as before, and the moment it will return to radiance is just around the corner.

However, is this really the case? For those families who were torn apart in an instant, could they just lose their shoes? Is it only because of athlete's foot? How many more times can I put on Bundy to cover the wound? Those parents who lost their sons, children who lost their fathers, and wives who lost their husbands could only find the voices, faces and smiles of the deceased in a patterned "injury notice"? For the rest of their lives, this soul that once gave laughter and hope will be sealed in the deepest part of their memory, and will no longer be opened? When the child of the deceased grows up, how should the mother introduce her father to him? Hero? Would she pretend to have a cool smile at the corner of her mouth, and then tangled deep in her heart, tearing at her memory, trying to tell herself that deceiving a child like this does not require guilt? Would she hold the hand of the husband who loves and hate in her dream almost every night, nostalgic for his graceful kiss, but when she wakes up, she grabs the corner of her back and buries her head in the cold double bed?

In war, the one who can't afford to hurt is always one's own. The American soldiers, the Taliban, the Gaddafi government forces, the Libyan opposition, the Liberation Tigers of Sri Lanka, etc., each passing away completely shattered the hope of a family. In this sense, all high-sounding words like "great victory" and "great victory" are extremely shameful: Can the uniqueness of individual life not surpass the reputation of a war that even concerns the survival of the country?

Personally, from ancient times to the present, there has not been an undead war; therefore, it can be concluded that there has not been a victor in a war since ancient times. It seems that the victorious side is always drawn with more scars, and before God, he has become the biggest loser.

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The Messenger quotes

  • Olivia Pitterson: Did you ever loose anybody?

    Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery: Yeah. Friends, over there. My father, during peace time, drunk driver.

    Olivia Pitterson: Did they catch him?

    Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery: No, my father was the drunk driver.

  • Captain Tony Stone: You gotta wake the fuck up! You're not in high school, you're not in a fuckin' rock band, you're in the Army.

    Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery: Yeah, I know. I know I'm in the Army. I gave blood to the Army. I got blown up in a fire-fight that lasted longer than your entire war. I didn't sunbath in Kuwait with the rest of the POGs.